So, is there any treatment for 'boo to help it stop from cracking apart in summer heat?
Every once in a while I get the crap scared out of me by what sounds like gunfire coming from behind the bar, and when I go to check, another piece of the canopy or shelf-edging is split up.
Is there some kind of coating (I just have it singed & stained) or do I just leave it & call it the aged look?

On 2009-06-03 18:58, twitch wrote:So, is there any treatment for 'boo to help it stop from cracking apart in summer heat?
Every once in a while I get the crap scared out of me by what sounds like gunfire coming from behind the bar, and when I go to check, another piece of the canopy or shelf-edging is split up.
Is there some kind of coating (I just have it singed & stained) or do I just leave it & call it the aged look?

Alright, thanks Ben! I'll give it a shot on the undamaged stuff.
I'll be replacing a lot, but it's a good excuse to rip it all apart to improve it, maybe try a new look.
Another lesson learned: I've splashed enough alcohol over the stuff to know that it's NOT a preservative.
Or maybe I'm just applying it wrong....